Courtesy/ Nebraska Legislature. Sen. Matt Williams of Gothenburg.

Nebraska senators kill bill to expand family planning

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _ A bill that would allow more women to qualify for Medicaid family planning services has stalled in the Nebraska Legislature. Supporters fell two votes short Thursday of the 25 needed to advance it, while 21 lawmakers opposed it. State Sen. Matt Williams says after long debat...

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Courtesy/ Nebraska Legislature. Sen. Matt Williams of Gothenburg.

Nebraska senators kill bill to expand family planning

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _ A bill that would allow more women to qualify for Medicaid family planning services has stalled in the Nebraska Legislature. Supporters fell two votes short Thursday of the 25 needed to advance it, while 21 lawmakers opposed it. State Sen. Matt Williams says after long debat...

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Courtesy/Lincoln County Sheriff's Office

Drugs and alcohol may have factored into rollover

On February 26 at 2:04 a.m., Deputies and North Platte Rescue were asked to respond to U.S. Highway 30 and Reigan Road, just west of North Platte, to a report of an injury accident. Upon arrival Deputies discovered it was twenty two year old Brent Duran of North Platte, who was injured and could not...

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Courtesy/Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

More Elk Collared in North-central Nebraska

BASSETT – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission placed tracking collars on three elk near Bassett in north-central Nebraska on Tuesday, the latest installment of a multi-year effort to use real-time location data to determine populations, make harvest recommendations and monitor herd health. ...

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Nebraska nurse practitioner bill wins legislative approval

LINCOLN, Neb.  Nebraska lawmakers have approved a bill designed to give nurse practitioners more independence. Senators voted 46-0 Friday to pass the bill, which was vetoed last year by then-Gov. Dave Heineman. Last year's session ended before lawmakers had a chance to attempt an override. Th...

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Courtesy/ Mid Plains Community College.

MPCC increases tuition, room and board fees for 2015-16

It’s going to cost students an extra $2 per credit hour to take “for credit” classes through Mid-Plains Community College next year. On Wednesday, the MPCC Board of Governors approved a 2.13 percent increase in resident tuition - raising the per credit hour rate from $79 to $81. Fees wil...

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Feb
27
Fri
6:00 pm Lexington Area Chamber of Commer... @ Kirk's Nebraskaland
Lexington Area Chamber of Commer... @ Kirk's Nebraskaland
Feb 27 @ 6:00 pm
Lexington Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony, Friday, February 27th, Kirk’s Nebraskaland, 6 p.m. Social Hour – Cash Bar, 7 p.m. Dinner/Awards, 8:00 p.m. Entertainment – Comedian. $30 per person.
Feb
28
Sat
all-day 2nd Annual Rolling for Racks – M... @ Auto Way Bowl
2nd Annual Rolling for Racks – M... @ Auto Way Bowl
Feb 28 – Mar 1 all-day
Rolling for Racks – all proceeds will benefit the Susan G Komen Nebraska. February 28 & March 1, 2015 at Auto Way Bowl Saturday Open Bowling: 10:00 am & 2:00 pm Sunday Open bowling: 4:00[...]
all-day Fairfield Volunteer Fire & Rescu... @ Fairfield Fire Hall
Fairfield Volunteer Fire & Rescu... @ Fairfield Fire Hall
Feb 28 all-day
Serving Pancakes/Sausage from 7 am to 2 pm Pork Sandwich meal from 4 pm to 7 pm Lipid & Cholesterol Blood Checks 7 am to 10 am  Lipid Panel $10.00 – Cholesterol only $5.00 Nebraska[...]
8:00 am Early Childhood Conference “The ... @ Phelps County Ag Center
Early Childhood Conference “The ... @ Phelps County Ag Center
Feb 28 @ 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
An early childhood conference, “The ABCs of Child Care,” will be offered from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Feb. 28 at the Phelps County Ag Center in Holdrege. The conference is designed for child[...]
11:00 am Wilson Public Library Princess T... @ Wilson Public Library
Wilson Public Library Princess T... @ Wilson Public Library
Feb 28 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Princesses in preschool to 3rd grade and an adult are formally invited to join Wilson Public Library for tea in the conference room on Saturday, Feb 28th from 11 am to 12 pm.  Princesses need[...]
1:00 pm Family Fun Day – Museum of Nebra... @ Museum of Nebraska Art
Family Fun Day – Museum of Nebra... @ Museum of Nebraska Art
Feb 28 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Enjoy an afternoon of magical fun at MONA, encountering Fiends, Frogs and Fairies!  Participate in interactive educational activities at various creation stations throughout the museum, and dance the day away to music and dance-tastic songs[...]

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